Roofing fastener



July?, 1925. 1,544,866-

F. SLATER OOOOOOOOOOOOO ER Filed March 51. 1923 Patented July 7, 1925.

GEORGE F. SLLTIERQOF TAMPA, FLORIDA.

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v appli-ganan mediaan v31, 1923, Senn-1ro'. 625,965;

To all whom/:it may concer/rt." I c i, Y

4Beit known that GEORGE FQ'SLATER, a. citizen of the United States, residing `at Tampa, inthe county lof. ,Hillsborough and State of Florida, has invented certainnew and usefullmprovements :in Roofing Fasteners, of which the following is a specifica* tion. A

My invention relates to an improved form of roofing fastener primarily adapted for fastening the edges of the usual tin or paper roofing together, the fastener being characterized by its simplicity of construction and expeditiousness of application.

Up to the presenttime the usual mode of fastening the edges of the roofing together has been to overlap the edges of the material and solder the same together, this method necessitating the use of a great amount of material 'and requiring the services of an expert in this line. Y

The invention has for its object the provision of a roofing fastener designed to firmly secure'the edges of the roofing material, while leaving a gap between the said edges for the purpose of providing a channel for draining off the water that may penetrate between the parts of the fastener.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood when the following detailed description is read in con-v nection with the accompanying drawings, the invention residing in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the 'drawings forming part of this application, like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and wherein: v

Figure 1 is a cross section through the apex of a gable roof wherein the roofing f material 9', these edges of the roofing matethereof is secured through the instrumentality of my improved fastener;

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing my improved fastener employed in conjunction with the channel roof construction;

Figure 3 is a perspective of one of the menbers comprising my improved fastener; an e Figures 4 and 5 are perspectives of the other element of the fastener.

Referring inV detail to thel drawings, my improved fastener comprises a bed and cap mold 5 and 6 respectively, each of the same including a desired'y length orfstrip of mate. rial, preferably wood, offaform presently:

tobe'described. y, v A y Referring, .part-ioularlytofFi ure 3,' the bedl moldorl strip 5 has its' `Sirf clined toward the top surface thereof thus forming outwardly anddownw'ardly sloping saddles, this to surface beingformed with av central longitudinally extending vgroove 7. It is to be clearly understood thatthe bottom of this bed mold is liat so as to have close face toI face contact with the building l As more clearly shown in Figures 4 and 5, the cap mold 6 is preferably roundedat its top surface,` the same being formed upon its f PA'rE'NTferries;

bottomsurface with a relatively deep longif tudinally extending groove 77 the side walls of the same being inclined outwardly as shown, this channel being formed with a central pendant'rib or tongue 8.

In practice, in the employment of my improved fastener for securing the adjacent edges of the roof material 9 of Figure l to the apex of a gable roof, the bed mold 5 is positioned upon this apex after which the edges of said roofing are stretched over this bed mold and maintained thereon through the. positionin upon the bed mold. t will, of course, be

understood that said inclined sides 4or ,sad

dles of the bed mold 5 are vreceived within the said grooves 77, of the cap mold 6 while the rib 8 of this cap mold will effectively engage within the said grooves 7 of the bed mold 5 for consequently forcing the extreme edges of the roofing within thev said rooves. In the employment of my improved astener upon lordinary roofs, as per Figure 2, the bed mold 5 is positioned at a point between the adjacent edges of the strip of roofing rial being extended over the bed mold in a manner similar to that shown in Figs. 1 and 2, thus leaving a channel or conduit which serves to drain oif the water which may penetrate between the cap 6 and bed mold 5. The cap and bed molds are secured ,together through the medium of any desirable means, such as a desirable number of relatively elongated nails 10, it being noted that the length of these nails are such as to engagewithin the usual wooden roofing of the building. K'

In view of the above description it will of the cap mold 6v llt) at once be apparent that I have provided a highlyimprovedfform of roofing fastener,

one that is vcomparatively simple of construction and of such a nature as to'permit of a substantial reduction in the amount. of

y roofing material used, the nature of this fastener being such as to present aashing upon the grooves which will at the saine ltime keep the space between the parts of the fastener `free from rain or moisture that mayenter thereinto. l

Although I have herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of the i present invention, it is nevertheless to be un- ;tral drainage channel in its top, flanked by longitudinal saddles sloping outwardly toward the .ibase of said strip, a complementary cap strip provided with a longitudinal -tongue flankedv vby two grooves adapted to lit over said saddles and to clamp therebetween the upturned and bent-over edge portions of adjacent but spaced-apart roofing sheetswhen inserted between said bed and cap strips, and means for securing said strips toV each other'and to a roof.

In testimony whereof I aiiX my signature.

y GEORGE ij SLATER. 

